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First Pitch: Should Juan Nicasio Be in the Pirates’ Rotation?

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Juan Nicasio bandwagon is leaving the station. Almost two weeks ago, I wrote that Nicasio looked like the typical Ray Searage...

First Pitch: The Pirates’ Position Player Depth As Told Through Flow Charts

Last year I did a fun pre-season article breaking down the depth at each position for the 2015 Pirates, and what needed to happen...

First Pitch: The Subjective Business of Prospect Rankings

I was originally planning on doing a depth article tonight, but wanted to save it for one more day, in part because I could...

First Pitch: And Then There Was Only One Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fl. - Sometimes I feel like a starting pitcher when it comes to my Spring Training schedule. Every week I'm adding another inning...

First Pitch: Not Enough Words to Describe the Indianapolis Prospects

BRADENTON, Fl. - I had probably my toughest assignment of Spring Training this week. Every year I write a short prospects preview for the...

First Pitch: Does Clint Hurdle Prefer Playing Veterans Over Prospects?

BRADENTON, Fl. - A few weeks ago I wrote an article on the mentors that Elias Diaz has in Major League camp. One interesting...

First Pitch: It’s an Exciting Time to Be Following the Pirates’ Prospects

BRADENTON, Fl. - Normally my day begins with a trip to McKechnie Field around 7-7:30 in the morning, in order to get morning interviews....

First Pitch: Pirates Will Have Some Tough Roster Decisions in the Minors

BRADENTON, Fl. - This week, I've got to write a season preview on the Indianapolis Indians, which is featured every year in the program...

First Pitch: A History of Jeff Locke’s Delivery Changes

BRADENTON, Fl. - Jeff Locke debuted his new delivery in an actual game this week, and the results weren't great. Afterwards, Locke discussed the...

First Pitch: Is There a Limit to How Many Projects Ray Searage Can Work With?

BRADENTON, Fl. - "Ray Searage will fix him." That's the line you've heard after pretty much every signing this off-season. Sometimes it was in the...

First Pitch: Some Third Base Prospects Stood Out the First Day of Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fl. - Today was the first workout day at Minor League camp at Pirate City, with early players reporting on Sunday. This is...

First Pitch: What Do the Pirates Pitching Prospects Need to Work On?

You didn't have to read between the lines much to know that the Pirates have no intention of calling up their Triple-A pitching prospects...

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